ShrubsOakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 6-8 ft × 6-8 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect cream, pink and purple blooms in spring and summer. It attracts butterflies, pollinators and songbirds, stands up well to drought and dry soil.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6-8 ft × 6-8 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Cream, Pink, Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Dry soil
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Oakleaf Hydrangea is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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